Good Hotel Guide Review
In a ‘delightful location’ near Vacqueyras, at the head of a wooded ravine below the rocky Dentelles de Montmirail, this 19th-century building was once a spa centre. ‘We once again enjoyed its friendly atmosphere,’ says a visitor on a return visit. ‘The food and wine remain good.’ The ‘charming’ owner, Marc Nicolet, ‘never stops working, whether clearing the table before breakfast or waiting at table in the evening’. Jean Padilla’s excellent no-choice menu du jour is served under an ancient plane tree on a lovely dining terrace by the swimming pool, or in a rustic dining room with Provençal fabrics.
Hotel details
Address
Chateau Des Eaux
Gigondas
Provence
84190
France
Telephone
00 33 4906 5841 0
Bedrooms
38 rooms.
Open
18 April-end October.
Facilities
Bar, lounge, restaurant, parking, swimming pool, Wi-Fi, garden, terrace.
Background music
No.
Children
Yes, but no cots or highchairs.
Dogs
Yes, for no charge.
Credit cards
Amex, Mastercard, Visa.
Prices
Standard double from €75–€139, breakfast €13.50.